505.15 ANIMALS PROHIBITED IN CITY PLAYGROUNDS, BALLFIELDS, TENNIS COURTS, AND CERTAIN OTHER PARK AREAS.
   (a)    No domestic animal shall enter any play apparatus in any playground, or any baseball or softball field, soccer field, football field, tennis court, basketball court, skate park or other area marked for group play, or pavilion, any of which is owned or maintained by the City. Dogs are permitted on a leash in parks owned or maintained by the City, providing no owner, keeper or harborer of a dog shall fail to comply with all provisions in this subsection (a) and all remaining applicable code.
   (b)    An owner of a domestic animal that violates section (a) is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. If the offender has been previously convicted of violating this section, any subsequent violation is a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.
   (c)    This section does not apply to guide, leader, hearing, or support dogs in accordance with Federal Regulations.
(Ord. 2018-88. Passed 1-28-19.)